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Letters Patent No. 71,404, dated Novemberl26, 1867.

IMPROVBMENTIN Gunmen-snm AND POLE-centime.

`To ALL WHOM 1T MAY ooNoERN:

Be `it Vknown that l, Vlient C. NEWTON, of Batavia, in the county ofKane,a.ni1 State of uIllinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Carriage-Shztftsand PolefCouplings; and II doherebytdeclare thet t thefollowing is a. fullfclear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrt to makeand use thesome, efrencebeing had -to Athe accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

, This `ixnlnovcveni,ent relates to the manner in which the shafts orpole are attached to the axle of a. carrialge," and for the convenienceof removing the shafts or pole from the carrialge without the troubleof`removing nuts,`

bolts, screws,` or pins.v V Y The invention'consists in, X,thecarriage-axle; A, the draw-clip; E, the draw-pin which is; riveted'into"the clip A; D, the shaft-ironrwhich 'is bolted to the shaft Hg' I, theslotted hole in` theshft-ron D,`,for the purpose of sliding on to thepinE;4 C, the hole in the shaft-iron l) to admit the slide-iron or leverB4. Y B, th

, slide-iron enlever, forced through, the hole C by the spring Gtoprevent the shaft-iron D from raising off from the pinE. Theslide-iron or le'vel B, being in a'wedgehape where it bears on the pin"E, prevents nll rattling,`

end, as itwears, `is forced in by the spring G and held tight. F, thehole in the shaft toadmit thesl-lde-ion or leven B, and to pievent theslide-iron or lever B from moving'so far. als to let it drowout of thehole C.

, l Gleim. What I claim its my linvention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is l i 1.` .The application of the lever B to theshaft-iron D,.through the holes C and F, as-herein described.

2.v The application o f the springG to the slide-iron or lever B, in themanne and for the purpose set forth.

EARL oxNEwToN'. 1' Witnesses: l i

HENRY C. PAnDoox, WM. Comun.

